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A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 7 – Best mobile editing apps for smartphones

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

Synonymous with smartphone editing is a growing tendency to worship new apps and post on social media about the new features as quickly as possible….

A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 6 – Using smartphone audio to tell a story

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

In the TV business, we have a saying “waiting on sound” and no truer words have ever been spoken. Soundos are always doing something like…

A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 5 – Recording audio with smartphones

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

First and foremost, story rules and a story focus should always dictate the relevant technology and approach — mojo, or hybrid. Having said this, once…

A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 4 – Developing Mojo Stories

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

In 1993, while working in television, I taught select groups from our audiences to use small digital video (DV) cameras to tell their own personal…

A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 3 – The best sound and apps for a mobile workflow

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

Once you have decided whether your phone is mojo-friendly — enough speed, power, and memory — you might consider the following mojo tools.

A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 2 – New Smartphone or Old?

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

One of the first questions I’m asked during my training workshops is, “Can I do mojo on my phone?” “Not if you don’t have memory!”…

A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 1 – What is Mojo?

Dec 2, 2021 Ivo Burum

More than three billion smartphone users use more than six million apps to create and upload 500 hours of video every minute. Journalist Charles Feldman…